Background
Kapur, Ravi was born on March 5, 1967 in Calcutta, India. Came to the United States, 1989. Son of Vir Inder and Prem (Kher) Kapur.
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Ravi Kapur
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Ravi Kapur, American biomedical engineer, researcher. Achievements include patent pending on selective modification of polymer surfaces. Recipient All American Scholar award United States Achievement Academy, 1994, 95; grantee Office Naval Research, 1998, Defense Advanced Research Program Agency, 1998.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering, Shivaji University, Pune, India, 1989. Master of Science, Clemson University, 1991. Doctor of Philosophy, Clemson University, 1995.
Career
Research fellow Georgetown University, Washington, 1995-1996. Assistant research professor George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, 1996-1998. Director cell chip development Cellomics, Pittsburgh, since 1998.
Visiting scientist Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, Maryland, since 1995, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, 1995-1998, Nanofabrication Laboratory, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1993.
Achievements
Membership
Community service food server soup kitchens in Washington and Pittsburgh, since 1992. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society for Biomaterials, New York Academy of Sciences, Materials Research Society, Tissue Engineering Society.
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Awards
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Recipient All American Scholar award United States Achievement Academy, 1994, 95. Grantee Office Naval Research, 1998, Defense Advanced Research Program Agency, 1998.Recipient All American Scholar award United States Achievement Academy, 1994, 95. Grantee Office Naval Research, 1998, Defense Advanced Research Program Agency, 1998.